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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      71,567</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,848</td>
<td class="r data">      16,295</td>
<td class="r data">         253</td>
<td class="r data">      37,123</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">    51.9</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      83,628</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,834</td>
<td class="r data">      19,120</td>
<td class="r data">         341</td>
<td class="r data">      43,266</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">    51.7</td>
<td class="r data">    69.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      91,991</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      23,611</td>
<td class="r data">      21,639</td>
<td class="r data">         509</td>
<td class="r data">      46,173</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    50.2</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      92,234</td>
<td class="r data">         151</td>
<td class="r data">      23,910</td>
<td class="r data">      22,793</td>
<td class="r data">         590</td>
<td class="r data">      44,718</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">    48.6</td>
<td class="r data">    65.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      93,236</td>
<td class="r data">         224</td>
<td class="r data">      25,823</td>
<td class="r data">      23,176</td>
<td class="r data">         702</td>
<td class="r data">      43,226</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    46.5</td>
<td class="r data">    64.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      90,443</td>
<td class="r data">         383</td>
<td class="r data">      25,208</td>
<td class="r data">      22,929</td>
<td class="r data">         778</td>
<td class="r data">      41,068</td>
<td class="r data">          77</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
<td class="r data">    63.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      87,879</td>
<td class="r data">         787</td>
<td class="r data">      24,776</td>
<td class="r data">      22,950</td>
<td class="r data">         834</td>
<td class="r data">      38,464</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">    44.2</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      81,146</td>
<td class="r data">       2,827</td>
<td class="r data">      23,707</td>
<td class="r data">      20,238</td>
<td class="r data">         907</td>
<td class="r data">      33,380</td>
<td class="r data">          87</td>
<td class="r data">    42.6</td>
<td class="r data">    61.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      76,625</td>
<td class="r data">      11,663</td>
<td class="r data">      23,103</td>
<td class="r data">      16,249</td>
<td class="r data">         980</td>
<td class="r data">      24,582</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">    37.8</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      70,302</td>
<td class="r data">      15,794</td>
<td class="r data">      21,686</td>
<td class="r data">      14,137</td>
<td class="r data">       1,011</td>
<td class="r data">      17,629</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">    32.3</td>
<td class="r data">    53.8</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      68,158</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,638</td>
<td class="r data">      15,500</td>
<td class="r data">         250</td>
<td class="r data">      34,722</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">    50.9</td>
<td class="r data">    68.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      79,868</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,607</td>
<td class="r data">      18,182</td>
<td class="r data">         335</td>
<td class="r data">      40,680</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">    50.9</td>
<td class="r data">    68.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      87,912</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      23,274</td>
<td class="r data">      20,620</td>
<td class="r data">         499</td>
<td class="r data">      43,463</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">    49.4</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      88,312</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">      23,590</td>
<td class="r data">      21,802</td>
<td class="r data">         578</td>
<td class="r data">      42,129</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    47.8</td>
<td class="r data">    65.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      88,974</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">      25,389</td>
<td class="r data">      22,189</td>
<td class="r data">         680</td>
<td class="r data">      40,420</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      86,351</td>
<td class="r data">         373</td>
<td class="r data">      24,826</td>
<td class="r data">      21,919</td>
<td class="r data">         748</td>
<td class="r data">      38,412</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">    44.7</td>
<td class="r data">    62.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      83,859</td>
<td class="r data">         766</td>
<td class="r data">      24,383</td>
<td class="r data">      21,959</td>
<td class="r data">         808</td>
<td class="r data">      35,876</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
<td class="r data">    61.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      77,205</td>
<td class="r data">       2,743</td>
<td class="r data">      23,349</td>
<td class="r data">      19,283</td>
<td class="r data">         878</td>
<td class="r data">      30,866</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    41.5</td>
<td class="r data">    60.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      73,159</td>
<td class="r data">      11,323</td>
<td class="r data">      22,782</td>
<td class="r data">      15,487</td>
<td class="r data">         957</td>
<td class="r data">      22,568</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">    36.5</td>
<td class="r data">    57.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      67,156</td>
<td class="r data">      15,358</td>
<td class="r data">      21,419</td>
<td class="r data">      13,469</td>
<td class="r data">         984</td>
<td class="r data">      15,883</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
<td class="r data">    52.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,206</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         723</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,301</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    71.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,483</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         175</td>
<td class="r data">         822</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,480</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    71.2</td>
<td class="r data">    75.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,792</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         279</td>
<td class="r data">         918</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">       2,582</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
<td class="r data">    73.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,588</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         246</td>
<td class="r data">         892</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">       2,428</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,705</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         295</td>
<td class="r data">         873</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">       2,507</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">    73.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,589</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         274</td>
<td class="r data">         912</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">       2,364</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">    71.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,496</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         283</td>
<td class="r data">         873</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">       2,297</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
<td class="r data">    72.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,399</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">         264</td>
<td class="r data">         840</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,185</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">    71.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,080</td>
<td class="r data">         328</td>
<td class="r data">         239</td>
<td class="r data">         696</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">       1,790</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,730</td>
<td class="r data">         412</td>
<td class="r data">         193</td>
<td class="r data">         599</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,498</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         203</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         277</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         106</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    38.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         287</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         128</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    44.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         334</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         161</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    48.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         557</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         139</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         299</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    53.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         503</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         292</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         524</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         291</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    55.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         542</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         329</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    60.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         386</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         224</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         416</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         248</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    63.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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